Drew@sopuli.xyz to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · edit-21 year agoApparently a right-wing deacon said thissopuli.xyzimagemessage-square208linkfedilinkarrow-up11.94Karrow-down169file-text
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minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up49arrow-down2·1 year agoThe only difference between a religion and a cult is time
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down1·1 year agoI’ve heard the distinction described as “it’s a cult when the founder is still around making stuff up, it becomes a religion after he dies and his followers are left to continue doing that in his name.”
minus-square[deleted] in lemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoNumber of followers helps too.
minus-squareIninewCrow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoI have as much authority as the Pope. I just don’t have as many people who believe it. George Carlin
The only difference between a religion and a cult is time
I’ve heard the distinction described as “it’s a cult when the founder is still around making stuff up, it becomes a religion after he dies and his followers are left to continue doing that in his name.”
Number of followers helps too.
I have as much authority as the Pope. I just don’t have as many people who believe it.
George Carlin
The difference is sincerity.